Category: Travel
From sporting spectacles and exclusive members clubs, to the nostalgia of celebrating Disneyland’s 70th year, Oliver Hall checks out what Anaheim offers for adults. Arriving in Anaheim, we message our Karmel Shuttle driver at LAX to let her know we’ve landed, and she shoots back a text that instantly lowers the blood pressure: “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.” It […]
Oliver Hall discovers vibrant queer nightlife and rich LGBTQ+ history in Los Angeles’ most walkable and proudly defiant neighbourhood. Los Angeles is vast — a sprawl of freeways, palm trees and possibility — but West Hollywood feels like its secret village. In just a few walkable blocks, you can move from world-class dining to queer nightlife, from rock ’n’ roll history to progressive art spaces, from […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall visits Sydney during Mardi Gras to experience the joy of being surrounded by queer communities, powerful history, and world-class culture in this stunning harbour city. Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere’s epicentre of gay culture, knows how to dial queer joy all the way up. There is something genuinely thrilling about being surrounded by other gay […]
Kiwi’s travelling to Sydney, beware: NSW Health has issued an urgent drug alert after six people were hospitalised with opioid overdoses after reportedly using substances they believed to be cocaine. The incidents, recorded across Sydney and Western NSW in March, have raised serious concerns about contaminated drug supplies. Of the six cases, one person required […]
The United States government under President Donald Trump has introduced a new immigration rule that advocates warn could place transgender travellers and migrants at greater risk of scrutiny, visa denials and even deportation. The regulation, titled “Enhancing Vetting and Combating Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program,” was finalised on 11 March. It requires visa […]
From cutting-edge entertainment to world-class dining and unforgettable nights out, Las Vegas proves it still delivers the ultimate sensory escape, whether it’s your first visit or your fifth. Las Vegas has a reputation for excess, but with international tourism currently a little softer (thanks to the worst president the country has ever seen), the city […]
The 48th Annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras officially launches today, transforming Sydney into a global stage for queer celebration under the 2026 theme ECSTATICA. This evening, the Progress Pride Flag will rise above Sydney Town Hall, marking the start of 20 days of theatre, music, protest, party and community connection across the city. […]
Sri Lankan authorities have withdrawn official backing for an LGBTQ+ tourism initiative following criticism from religious leaders and conservative groups. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) had previously endorsed a proposal from Equal Ground, an LGBT+ advocacy organisation, to promote the Indian Ocean nation as an inclusive travel destination. When the endorsement was announced […]